Fully Loaded (2000)
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Fully Loaded was the third and final Fully Loaded professional wrestling
pay-per-view
event produced by World Wrestling Federation
(WWF). It took place on July 23, 2000 at the Reunion Arena
in Dallas, Texas.
The main event was a standard wrestling match for the WWF Championship
. The Rock defended the title against Chris Benoit
. The match stipulated that if Rock was disqualified, he would lose the title. He got disqualified. As a result, Benoit won the title. However, the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley
restarted the match. Rock then pinned Benoit after a Rock Bottom to retain the title.
The undercard featured Triple H
versus Chris Jericho
in a Last Man Standing match, The Undertaker versus Kurt Angle
, Val Venis
versus Rikishi
in a Steel Cage match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship
, Edge and Christian
versus Acolytes Protection Agency
(Faarooq
& Bradshaw
) for the WWF Tag Team Championship, Eddie Guerrero
versus Perry Saturn for the WWF European Championship
, Tazz
versus Al Snow
and Hardy Boyz
(Matt
and Jeff
) and Lita
versus T & A
(Test and Albert) and Trish Stratus
in a mixed tag team match.
that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing feuds, plots, and storylines
that were played out on Raw is War
and SmackDown—World Wrestling Federation
's (WWF) television programs. Wrestlers portrayed a villain
or a hero
as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
The main rivalry
heading into the event was between The Rock and Chris Benoit
over the WWF Championship
. At King of the Ring
, Rock won the title from Triple H
in a six-man tag team match, when Rock and his partners The Undertaker and Kane
defeated McMahon-Helmsley Faction
(Triple H, Vince
and Shane McMahon
). On July 3 edition of Raw is War, the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley
announced that Rock would defend the title against Shane McMahon
later that night. Rock defended the title against McMahon in the main event, which was interrupted by Benoit, who attacked Rock during the match. On July 10 edition of Raw is War, Rock and Benoit competed in a standard wrestling match. Although Benoit seemingly won the match after McMahon's interference, but the referee
Earl Hebner
disqualified Benoit, due to McMahon's interference. On July 13 edition of SmackDown, Foley forced Benoit to wrestle Eddie Guerrero
and Chyna in a Handicap match. Benoit lost by disqualification again and attacked Hebner, causing Rock to offer Benoit, a WWF Championship title shot at Fully Loaded.
Another predominant rivalry heading into the event was between Triple H and Chris Jericho
. At King of the Ring, Jericho kissed Triple H's storyline
wife Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, resulting in McMahon, costing him the WWF title, King of the Ring tournament quarter-final match against Kurt Angle
. On June 26 edition of Raw is War, Jericho's match with Triple H's faction D-Generation X
member X-Pac
was interrupted when Triple H and DX attacked Jericho. Later that night, Jericho interfered in a Triple Threat match pitting Triple H against The Rock and Kurt Angle. Jericho attacked Triple H, costing him the match. On June 29 edition of SmackDown, McMahon demanded the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley to make a match between Triple H and Jericho that night. Foley responded by making a six-man tag team match, pitting Triple H and his DX teammates Road Dogg
and X-Pac against Jericho and Dudley Boyz
(Bubba Ray and D-Von). DX won the match. On July 3 edition of Raw is War, Foley announced that Jericho and Triple H would wrestle in a match at Fully Loaded. On July 17 edition of Raw is War, Foley made Jericho and Triple H's match, a Last Man Standing match.
A third predominant rivalry heading into the event was between The Undertaker and Kurt Angle. On July 3 edition of Raw is War, Angle helped his Team ECK
teammates Edge and Christian
in retaining the WWF Tag Team Championship against The Undertaker and Kane, by attacking Undertaker and getting them disqualified. After the match, he apologized for hurting Undertaker. However, on July 10 edition of Raw is War, an enraged Undertaker challenged Angle to a match but Angle proposed the match to take place at Fully Loaded and escaped on a scooter. This made an official match between the two at Fully Loaded.
At King of the Ring, Edge and Christian defeated defending champions Too Cool
(Grand Master Sexay
and Scotty 2 Hotty), Hardy Boyz
(Matt
and Jeff
) and T & A
(Test and Albert) in a Four Corners Elimination match to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. On July 10 edition of Raw is War, Edge and Christian were scheduled to defend the Tag Team Championship against Acolytes Protection Agency
(Faarooq
and Bradshaw
) but they got themselves out of the title match when Christian faked that he was sick. Edge agreed to compete in a singles match against Bradshaw, which Edge won. On July 13 edition of SmackDown, Edge once again refused to defend the Tag Team Championship against APA, as Edge claimed that he had been injured after being attacked by The Rock. As a result, Faarooq and Christian competed in a singles match, which Faarooq won, but after the match, Edge and Christian attacked Faarooq. On July 17 edition of Raw is War, the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley announced that Edge and Christian would defend the title against APA at Fully Loaded.
At King of the Ring, Hardy Boyz and T & A competed in a Four Corners Elimination match for the WWF Tag Team Championship, won by Edge and Christian. On July 2 edition of Sunday Night Heat, T & A and their valet Trish Stratus
defeated Hardy Boyz and their valet Lita
in a six-person elimination tag team match. On July 3 edition of Raw is War, Lita and Stratus managed their respective clients Jeff Hardy and Val Venis
in a match, which Venis won after interference by Tazz
. This continued as Hardy Boyz and T & A continued to interfere in each other's matches while Lita and Stratus also continued their rivalry, leading to a six-person tag team match between the teams of T & A and Stratus and Hardy Boyz and Lita at Fully Loaded.
At King of the Ring, Rikishi
defeated Val Venis in the semifinal round match of the King of the Ring tournament. After the match, Venis attacked Rikishi, further injuring him. On July 6 edition of SmackDown, Venis defeated Rikishi, after interference by Tazz, to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
. Venis and Rikishi competed in several matches against each other, leading to a Steel Cage match between the two for the Intercontinental Championship at Fully Loaded.
On July 17 edition of Raw is War, Dean Malenko
challenged Diva
s Jacqueline
and Ivory
and offered to defend the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
, but Chyna answered the challenge and Eddie Guerrero managed her. During the match, Malenko's The Radicalz
teammate Perry Saturn interfered by attacking Guerrero, causing Chyna to leave the ring and check on Guerrero. She got counted-out. As a result, Malenko retained the title. On July 20 edition of SmackDown, Guerrero defeated Malenko and Saturn in a Triple Threat match to retain the WWF European Championship
. After the match, Saturn attacked Guerrero. On July 23 edition of Sunday Night Heat, the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley announced that Guerrero would defend the European Championship against Saturn at Fully Loaded.
pre-show aired featuring four matches. In the first match, Taka Michinoku defeated Essa Rios
by pinning him after performing a Double Underhook Brainbuster, which he calls Michinoku Driver. In the second match, Steve Blackman
defeated Funaki
to retain the WWF Hardcore Championship
by pinning him after hitting him with a kendo stick. In the third match, Dean Malenko
defeated Crash Holly
to retain the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
by pinning him after performing a Powerslam
. In the final match of the show, Dudley Boyz
(Bubba Ray and D-Von) defeated Lo Down
(D'Lo Brown
and Chaz
) when D-Von pinned Chaz after performing a Flapjack Cutter Combination, which they call 3D.
(Matt
and Jeff
) and Lita
against T & A
(Test and Albert) and Trish Stratus
. T & A dominated earlier part of the match by using their size and strength against Hardy Boyz, until Hardy Boyz took control of the match by using their speed and used high-flying moves. The match went back and forth, as both Diva
s Lita and Stratus were tagged into the match on numerous occasions. Hardy Boyz started dominating the match when Jeff performed a High-Angle Senton Bomb, which he calls Swanton Bomb, on Test, and Matt performed a Front Facelock into Cutter, which he calls Twist of Fate, on Albert. Lita was then tagged in, who hit numerous maneuvers on T & A, until Stratus was tagged in. She hit several moves on Lita, until Lita finished Stratus with a Superplex and performed a Moonsault
, which she called Litasault, to win the match. After the match, T & A attacked Hardy Boyz while Stratus whipped Lita with her leather belt.
The second match was a standard wrestling match between Al Snow
and Tazz
. Snow dominated earlier part of the match by hitting several moves on Tazz before going for Head
. Tazz took advantage of the situation and attacked on Snow's left knee and injured it. Tazz focused on Snow's injured leg and continued to attack it throughout the match. Tazz proceeded by suplex
ing Snow, and tried to apply a Half Nelson Choke, which he called Tazzmission, but Snow countered it. However, Tazz applied Tazzmission again and hurt Snow, forcing him to tap out.
The next match was a standard wrestling match for the WWF European Championship
. Eddie Guerrero
defended the title against Perry Saturn. Before the match started, Guerrero's valet Chyna knocked down Saturn before chasing Saturn's valet Terri
out of the arena. Guerrero began the offensive as Saturn was knocked outside and taken down by Chyna. Guerrero took advantage of the situation by dominating Saturn throughout the match. After a back and forth match, Guerrero eventually knocked Saturn outside the ring, who attacked Chyna outside the ring. Terri came back while Saturn used her as a shield. She kicked Guerrero in the groin while Saturn tossed Guerrero into the ring and performed a Diving Elbow Drop on Guerrero to win the European Championship.
The fourth match was a tag team
match for the WWF Tag Team Championship. Edge and Christian
defended the titles against Acolytes Protection Agency
(Faarooq
and Bradshaw
). Prior to the match, Christian had been declared unable to compete due to food poisoning, but Commissioner Foley ordered the match to take place after discovering Christian's deception. As the match started, Acolytes started attacking Edge and Christian. Christian tried to attack a high-flying attack on Bradshaw but Bradshaw countered it by performing a Fallaway Slam. Acolytes continued to dominate the match and the big men overpowered Edge and Christian throughout the match by using their size and strength and power moves until Edge hit Faarooq with the Tag Team Championship belt. As a result, Edge and Christian were disqualified and retained the title as a title could not change hands on a disqualification. Acolytes attacked Edge and Christian after the match and continued to attack them throughout the ringside area and the backstage area.
The next match was a Steel Cage match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship
. Val Venis
defended the title against Rikishi
. As the match started, both men tried to escape the cage on numerous occasions and stopped each other from escaping the cage. Rikishi eventually performed a Seated Senton, which he called Banzai Drop to get a near-fall. Venis's valet Trish Stratus interfered in the match by smashing the door of the cage into Rikishi's head. Venis took advantage and performed a Diving Splash, which he called Money Shot, on Rikishi for a near-fall. Lita then came out and avenged the earlier attack by attacking Stratus with her leather belt. Rikishi took advantage and performed a Diving Splash onto Venis from the top of the cage. Rikishi was injured a lot and he slowly started moving for the cage door to escape but Tazz interfered in the match by entering the cage and attacking Rikishi with a television camera. Venis took advantage and pinned Rikishi to retain the Intercontinental Championship.
. Undertaker rode on his motorcycle during Angle's entrance and started attacking him in the ringside area. Undertaker and Angle fought each other in the ringside area before entering the ring where Undertaker dominated Angle by attacking him with maneuvers and stopped his own pinfall attempts by pulling up Angle. Angle eventually gained control in the match by attacking Undertaker's leg and working on it. Undertaker tried to perform a Chokeslam
on Angle but Angle recovered it by attempting to perform a submission maneuver on Undertaker's leg. However, Undertaker countered it and chokeslammed Angle and followed by performing an Elevated Powerbomb, which he calls Last Ride, to win the match.
The final match on the undercard was a Last Man Standing match between Chris Jericho
and Triple H
. Throughout the match, Triple H attacked in Jericho's chest and ribs and tried to injure him and used many of his maneuvers to knock out Jericho but Jericho got up after being nearly defeated. Jericho and Triple H continued to exchange maneuvers and used several foreign objects on each other. Jericho eventually made Triple H bleed by attacking with chair shots on Triple H's head. Triple H eventually tried to escape the ring and Jericho chased him outside the ring and was thrown into the steel steps. Triple H then tried to perform a Double Underhook Facebuster, which he called Pedigree, on Jericho onto the steel steps but Jericho countered it and then both Jericho and Triple H attacked each other with monitors and were nearly knocked out. The two eventually returned to the ring where Triple H tried to hit Jericho with a Pedigree, but Jericho countered it into an Elevated Boston Crab
, which he calls Walls of Jericho. Triple H tapped out but the match could not end in a submission, so Jericho did not release the hold. Triple H went for the ropes and caught hold of them but Jericho did not release it and brought Triple H inside the ring where Triple H's storyline
wife Stephanie McMahon interfered and broke the hold. As a result, Jericho applied Walls of Jericho on McMahon, allowing Triple H to hit Jericho with a sledgehammer
. Jericho eventually grabbed the sledgehammer and attacked Triple H in the ribs until both of them fell into a table. Triple H suplex
ed Jericho into it and both men fell down. Triple H got up at 9 count while Jericho stayed down until 10 count. As a result, Triple H won.
The main event was a standard wrestling match for the WWF Championship
. The Rock defended the title against Chris Benoit
. The title could change hands on a disqualification. Benoit and Shane McMahon
taunted Rock by coming to the ring with his shirt and sunglasses. Rock and Benoit wrestled in a back and forth match, with both men attacking each other with several maneuvers. Benoit eventually performed a Diving Headbutt on Rock but was hurt and was unable to go and attempt a pinfall. This allowed Rock to perform a Spinebuster and The People's Elbow on Benoit, but McMahon distracted the referee, allowing Benoit to kick out at 2. Benoit continued to attack Rock until Rock brought a chair into the ring to attack Benoit but dropped it. However, McMahon brought another chair into the ring and hit the referee with it. Rock mocked Benoit by applying The Cripler Crossface and Benoit tapped out to the hold. However, as the referee recovered, he disqualified Rock because he did not see McMahon hitting him with the chair. As a result, Benoit won the title but the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley
came out and restarted the match. Rock and Benoit continued to battle each other until Rock performed a Rock Bottom to win the match and thus retained the WWF Championship.
between The Rock and Chris Benoit
slowly died, as Shane McMahon
formed a villainous
alliance consisting of Benoit, Kurt Angle
, a returning Big Show and Edge and Christian
. Shane's faction started dominating WWF, as Big Show took out The Undertaker on July 24 edition of Raw is War, Benoit took out Chris Jericho
on July 27 edition of SmackDown and Edge and Christian took out Jeff Hardy
on July 31 edition of Raw is War. On August 3 edition of SmackDown, Big Show and Benoit defeated The Rock and Kane
in a tag team
match and Big Show took out Kane after the match by chokeslam
ming him through a hole in the stage. However, the faction started losing its domination on August 7 edition of Raw is War when Jericho cost Benoit a WWF Championship
title shot in a No Disqualification match against Rock and Undertaker attacked Big Show after a six-man tag team match pitting Matt Hardy
and Acolytes Protection Agency
(Faarooq
and Bradshaw
) against Big Show, Edge and Christian. On August 10 edition of SmackDown, Jeff Hardy returned as Hardy Boyz
(Matt and Jeff) and Dudley Boyz
(Bubba Ray and D-Von) attacked Edge and Christian after Edge and Christian retained the WWF Tag Team Championship against Dudley Boyz by getting disqualified. As a result of the circumstances, on August 17 edition of SmackDown, a Two out of three falls match was announced between Benoit and Jericho to take place at SummerSlam
and the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley
announced that Edge and Christian would defend the Tag Team Championship against Dudley Boyz and Hardy Boyz in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match at SummerSlam. At SummerSlam, Benoit defeated Jericho in a Two out of three falls match. Later that night, Edge and Christian defeated Hardy Boyz and Dudley Boyz in the first-ever Tables, Ladders and Chairs match to retain the title.
On July 31 edition of Raw is War, the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley scheduled Triple H
and Trish Stratus
against The Rock and Lita
in a mixed tag team match. Triple H was teaching Stratus a move in the backstage, to which Triple H's storyline
wife Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley suspected Triple H on having an affair with Stratus, that angered Stephanie. Later that night, Rock and Lita defeated Triple H and Stratus, and after the match, Rock put Triple H onto Stratus. On August 3 edition of SmackDown, Triple H apologized to Stephanie and informed her that she was his true love. Stephanie forgave him and the two embraced. Foley announced that Triple H, Stephanie and Kurt Angle would compete against Dudley Boyz and Lita in a six-person mixed tag team match. Triple H, Angle and Stephanie won the match and after the match, Triple H became jealous of Angle when Stephanie hugged Angle after winning the match. On August 7 edition of Raw is War, Triple H and Angle both requested Foley to be considered for a WWF Championship match and Foley announced that the two would compete against each other to determine the #1 contender for the title. Later that night, Chris Benoit and Shane McMahon demanded Chris Jericho to be punished for costing Benoit, a WWF Championship title shot against The Rock. Foley responded by adding Jericho into the #1 contender's match. The match ended controversially, as both Angle and Triple H pinned Jericho. After the match, The Rock attacked Angle, Triple H, & Stephanie McMahon with Rock bottoms. On August 10 edition of SmackDown, Foley announced that Rock would defend the title against Angle and Triple H in a Triple Threat match at SummerSlam. At SummerSlam, Rock defeated Angle and Triple H in a Triple Threat match to retain the title.
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pay-per-view
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event produced by World Wrestling Federation
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(WWF). It took place on July 23, 2000 at the Reunion Arena
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in Dallas, Texas.
The main event was a standard wrestling match for the WWF Championship
WWE Championship
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. The Rock defended the title against Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit
Christopher Michael "Chris" Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler whose career and life ended in a murder–suicide...
. The match stipulated that if Rock was disqualified, he would lose the title. He got disqualified. As a result, Benoit won the title. However, the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley
Mick Foley
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restarted the match. Rock then pinned Benoit after a Rock Bottom to retain the title.
The undercard featured Triple H
Triple H
Paul Michael Levesque is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling authority figure, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent and actor, better known by his ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of the ring name, Hunter Hearst Helmsley...
versus Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
Christopher Keith Irvine , better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an inactive Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, songwriter, radio personality, television host, actor, author, and dancer...
in a Last Man Standing match, The Undertaker versus Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle
Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is recognized as a 15-time World Heavyweight Champion...
, Val Venis
Sean Morley
Sean Allen Morley is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name Val Venis, during his time with World Wrestling Federation, later known as World Wrestling Entertainment...
versus Rikishi
Solofa Fatu
Solofa F. Fatu, Jr. is an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Rikishi.-The Samoan Swat Team:...
in a Steel Cage match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship
WWE Intercontinental Championship
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, Edge and Christian
Edge and Christian
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versus Acolytes Protection Agency
Acolytes Protection Agency
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(Faarooq
Ron Simmons
Ronald "Ron" Simmons is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and retired American football player. He is recognised as being the first Black world heavyweight champion in professional wrestling and the first of only two African Americans to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship,...
& Bradshaw
John Layfield
John Charles Layfield is a former American professional wrestler, a former commentator/host for mixed martial arts promotion Vyper Fight League and financial analyst for Fox News...
) for the WWF Tag Team Championship, Eddie Guerrero
Eddie Guerrero
Eduardo Gory "Eddie" Guerrero was a Mexican-American professional wrestler born into the Guerrero wrestling family. He wrestled in Mexico and Japan for several major professional wrestling promotions...
versus Perry Saturn for the WWF European Championship
WWE European Championship
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, Tazz
Tazz
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versus Al Snow
Al Snow
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and Hardy Boyz
Hardy Boyz
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(Matt
Matt Hardy
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and Jeff
Jeff Hardy
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) and Lita
Amy Dumas
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versus T & A
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(Test and Albert) and Trish Stratus
Trish Stratus
Patricia Anne Stratigias , better known by her ring name Trish Stratus, is a Canadian professional wrestler, actress and television personality currently signed with WWE. She is also a former fitness model....
in a mixed tag team match.
Background
Fully Loaded featured professional wrestling matchesProfessional wrestling match types
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that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing feuds, plots, and storylines
Narrative thread
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that were played out on Raw is War
WWE RAW
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and SmackDown—World Wrestling Federation
World Wrestling Entertainment
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's (WWF) television programs. Wrestlers portrayed a villain
Heel (professional wrestling)
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or a hero
Face (professional wrestling)
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as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
The main rivalry
Feud (professional wrestling)
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heading into the event was between The Rock and Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit
Christopher Michael "Chris" Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler whose career and life ended in a murder–suicide...
over the WWF Championship
WWE Championship
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. At King of the Ring
King of the Ring (2000)
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, Rock won the title from Triple H
Triple H
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in a six-man tag team match, when Rock and his partners The Undertaker and Kane
Kane (wrestler)
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defeated McMahon-Helmsley Faction
McMahon-Helmsley Faction
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(Triple H, Vince
Vince McMahon
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and Shane McMahon
Shane McMahon
Shane Brandon McMahon is an American executive, currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of YOU On Demand. A former executive and professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment , he is the son of WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon and former US Senate candidate Linda...
). On July 3 edition of Raw is War, the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley
Mick Foley
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announced that Rock would defend the title against Shane McMahon
Shane McMahon
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later that night. Rock defended the title against McMahon in the main event, which was interrupted by Benoit, who attacked Rock during the match. On July 10 edition of Raw is War, Rock and Benoit competed in a standard wrestling match. Although Benoit seemingly won the match after McMahon's interference, but the referee
Referee (professional wrestling)
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Earl Hebner
Earl Hebner
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disqualified Benoit, due to McMahon's interference. On July 13 edition of SmackDown, Foley forced Benoit to wrestle Eddie Guerrero
Eddie Guerrero
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and Chyna in a Handicap match. Benoit lost by disqualification again and attacked Hebner, causing Rock to offer Benoit, a WWF Championship title shot at Fully Loaded.
Another predominant rivalry heading into the event was between Triple H and Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
Christopher Keith Irvine , better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an inactive Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, songwriter, radio personality, television host, actor, author, and dancer...
. At King of the Ring, Jericho kissed Triple H's storyline
Kayfabe
In professional wrestling, kayfabe is the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" or "true". Specifically, the portrayal of professional wrestling, in particular the competition and rivalries between participants, as being genuine or not of a worked nature...
wife Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, resulting in McMahon, costing him the WWF title, King of the Ring tournament quarter-final match against Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle
Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is recognized as a 15-time World Heavyweight Champion...
. On June 26 edition of Raw is War, Jericho's match with Triple H's faction D-Generation X
D-Generation X
D-Generation X was a professional wrestling stable in WWE . The group originated in the midst of the WWF's "Attitude Era" from 1997 to 2000...
member X-Pac
Sean Waltman
Sean Michael Waltman is an American professional wrestler currently signed with WWE in their developmental program. He wrestled there under the ring names 1–2–3 Kid and X-Pac off and on from 1993–2002, World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Syxx, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ...
was interrupted when Triple H and DX attacked Jericho. Later that night, Jericho interfered in a Triple Threat match pitting Triple H against The Rock and Kurt Angle. Jericho attacked Triple H, costing him the match. On June 29 edition of SmackDown, McMahon demanded the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley to make a match between Triple H and Jericho that night. Foley responded by making a six-man tag team match, pitting Triple H and his DX teammates Road Dogg
Brian Gerard James
Brian Gerard James is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE as an agent and producer. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation as "The Road Dogg" Jesse James or simply Road Dogg...
and X-Pac against Jericho and Dudley Boyz
Dudley Boyz
Team 3D was a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Brother Ray and Brother Devon, formerly sporadically joined into a stable by Brother Runt on several intervals...
(Bubba Ray and D-Von). DX won the match. On July 3 edition of Raw is War, Foley announced that Jericho and Triple H would wrestle in a match at Fully Loaded. On July 17 edition of Raw is War, Foley made Jericho and Triple H's match, a Last Man Standing match.
A third predominant rivalry heading into the event was between The Undertaker and Kurt Angle. On July 3 edition of Raw is War, Angle helped his Team ECK
Team ECK
Team ECK, later known as Team RECK, was a professional wrestling stable in World Wrestling Federation from 2000 to 2001. The stable consisted of Kurt Angle, Edge and Christian, and Rhyno. The stable lasted from mid-2000 to mid-2001...
teammates Edge and Christian
Edge and Christian
Edge and Christian was a tag team made of real life best friends Edge and Christian , who performed in WWE and the Canadian independent circuit. They won the WWF Tag Team Championship on seven occasions...
in retaining the WWF Tag Team Championship against The Undertaker and Kane, by attacking Undertaker and getting them disqualified. After the match, he apologized for hurting Undertaker. However, on July 10 edition of Raw is War, an enraged Undertaker challenged Angle to a match but Angle proposed the match to take place at Fully Loaded and escaped on a scooter. This made an official match between the two at Fully Loaded.
At King of the Ring, Edge and Christian defeated defending champions Too Cool
Too Cool
Too Cool is a professional wrestling tag team and former faction most notably active in World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment between 1998 and 2001 and for a short time in 2004.-1998–1999:...
(Grand Master Sexay
Brian Lawler
Brian Christopher Lawler is a professional wrestler. He is the son of color commentator and professional wrestler Jerry "The King" Lawler and brother of wrestling referee Kevin Christian...
and Scotty 2 Hotty), Hardy Boyz
Hardy Boyz
The Hardy Boyz are a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of real-life brothers Matt and Jeff Hardy...
(Matt
Matt Hardy
Matthew Moore "Matt" Hardy is a semi-retired American professional wrestler. He is best known for his stints in World Wrestling Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
and Jeff
Jeff Hardy
Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a former two–time TNA World Heavyweight Champion...
) and T & A
T & A (professional wrestling)
T & A was a professional wrestling tag team in the World Wrestling Federation. T & A had Trish Stratus as their team manager with their name being a pun on the initials of the two wrestlers and the slang expression "T&A" , spawning numerous coarse jokes on fan's signs and from commentator Jerry...
(Test and Albert) in a Four Corners Elimination match to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. On July 10 edition of Raw is War, Edge and Christian were scheduled to defend the Tag Team Championship against Acolytes Protection Agency
Acolytes Protection Agency
The Acolytes Protection Agency , was a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of Bradshaw and Faarooq. They wrestled for the American promotion World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment between October 1998 and March 2004....
(Faarooq
Ron Simmons
Ronald "Ron" Simmons is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and retired American football player. He is recognised as being the first Black world heavyweight champion in professional wrestling and the first of only two African Americans to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship,...
and Bradshaw
John Layfield
John Charles Layfield is a former American professional wrestler, a former commentator/host for mixed martial arts promotion Vyper Fight League and financial analyst for Fox News...
) but they got themselves out of the title match when Christian faked that he was sick. Edge agreed to compete in a singles match against Bradshaw, which Edge won. On July 13 edition of SmackDown, Edge once again refused to defend the Tag Team Championship against APA, as Edge claimed that he had been injured after being attacked by The Rock. As a result, Faarooq and Christian competed in a singles match, which Faarooq won, but after the match, Edge and Christian attacked Faarooq. On July 17 edition of Raw is War, the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley announced that Edge and Christian would defend the title against APA at Fully Loaded.
At King of the Ring, Hardy Boyz and T & A competed in a Four Corners Elimination match for the WWF Tag Team Championship, won by Edge and Christian. On July 2 edition of Sunday Night Heat, T & A and their valet Trish Stratus
Trish Stratus
Patricia Anne Stratigias , better known by her ring name Trish Stratus, is a Canadian professional wrestler, actress and television personality currently signed with WWE. She is also a former fitness model....
defeated Hardy Boyz and their valet Lita
Amy Dumas
Amy Christine Dumas , known by her primary stage name Lita, is the lead singer for the band The Luchagors as well as a retired professional wrestler and WWE Diva active from 1999 to 2006....
in a six-person elimination tag team match. On July 3 edition of Raw is War, Lita and Stratus managed their respective clients Jeff Hardy and Val Venis
Sean Morley
Sean Allen Morley is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name Val Venis, during his time with World Wrestling Federation, later known as World Wrestling Entertainment...
in a match, which Venis won after interference by Tazz
Tazz
Peter Senerchia is a retired American professional wrestler and current color commentator best known by his ring name Tazz, originally Tazmaniac and later shortened to simply Taz...
. This continued as Hardy Boyz and T & A continued to interfere in each other's matches while Lita and Stratus also continued their rivalry, leading to a six-person tag team match between the teams of T & A and Stratus and Hardy Boyz and Lita at Fully Loaded.
At King of the Ring, Rikishi
Solofa Fatu
Solofa F. Fatu, Jr. is an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Rikishi.-The Samoan Swat Team:...
defeated Val Venis in the semifinal round match of the King of the Ring tournament. After the match, Venis attacked Rikishi, further injuring him. On July 6 edition of SmackDown, Venis defeated Rikishi, after interference by Tazz, to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
WWE Intercontinental Championship
The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is the original secondary title of the promotion. Currently, it is the secondary championship exclusive to the SmackDown brand...
. Venis and Rikishi competed in several matches against each other, leading to a Steel Cage match between the two for the Intercontinental Championship at Fully Loaded.
On July 17 edition of Raw is War, Dean Malenko
Dean Malenko
Dean Simon is a retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Dean Malenko. He is currently signed to WWE working as a road agent. He is best known for his time with Extreme Championship Wrestling , New Japan Pro Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling...
challenged Diva
WWE Diva
Diva is a term used by World Wrestling Entertainment , an American professional wrestling promotion, to refer to its female talent. The term is applied to women who appear as wrestlers, managers or valets, backstage interviewers, or ring announcers....
s Jacqueline
Jacqueline Moore
Jacqueline DeLois Moore is an inactive American professional wrestler, who was most recently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
and Ivory
Lisa Moretti
Lisa Moretti is a retired American professional wrestler. She is best known for her appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment between 1999 and 2005 under the ring name Ivory...
and offered to defend the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
The World Wrestling Federation Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship. The title was challenged by light heavyweights at a maximum weight of 220 lbs.- History :...
, but Chyna answered the challenge and Eddie Guerrero managed her. During the match, Malenko's The Radicalz
The Radicalz
The Radicalz were a professional wrestling stable in the World Wrestling Federation . Their members were former World Championship Wrestling performers Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko. Terri Runnels later joined the group by proxy after becoming Saturn's onscreen...
teammate Perry Saturn interfered by attacking Guerrero, causing Chyna to leave the ring and check on Guerrero. She got counted-out. As a result, Malenko retained the title. On July 20 edition of SmackDown, Guerrero defeated Malenko and Saturn in a Triple Threat match to retain the WWF European Championship
WWE European Championship
The WWE European Championship was a professional wrestling championship competed for in World Wrestling Entertainment. A coveted singles title of the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was held by superstars such as Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, Owen Hart, Eddie Guerrero, and was...
. After the match, Saturn attacked Guerrero. On July 23 edition of Sunday Night Heat, the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley announced that Guerrero would defend the European Championship against Saturn at Fully Loaded.
Event
Before the event aired live on pay-per-view, a Sunday Night HeatWWE HEAT
WWE Heat was a professional wrestling television program produced by World Wrestling Entertainment...
pre-show aired featuring four matches. In the first match, Taka Michinoku defeated Essa Rios
Mr. Águila
José Seldano is a Mexican professional wrestler or luchador currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre...
by pinning him after performing a Double Underhook Brainbuster, which he calls Michinoku Driver. In the second match, Steve Blackman
Steve Blackman
Steve Blackman is a American professional wrestler who is best known for his career in the World Wrestling Federation under his own name.-Stampede Wrestling and South Africa :...
defeated Funaki
Shoichi Funaki
is a Japanese/American professional wrestler best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment, where he was a one-time Cruiserweight Champion and a one-time Hardcore Champion.-Early years :...
to retain the WWF Hardcore Championship
WWE Hardcore Championship
The World Wrestling Entertainment Hardcore Championship is a hardcore wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment and is contested under "hardcore" rules, meaning there is no disqualifications, no countouts, and pin falls could be counted anywhere...
by pinning him after hitting him with a kendo stick. In the third match, Dean Malenko
Dean Malenko
Dean Simon is a retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Dean Malenko. He is currently signed to WWE working as a road agent. He is best known for his time with Extreme Championship Wrestling , New Japan Pro Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling...
defeated Crash Holly
Mike Lockwood
Michael John "Mike" Lockwood was an American professional wrestler best known for his time with World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment under the ring name Crash Holly....
to retain the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
The World Wrestling Federation Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship. The title was challenged by light heavyweights at a maximum weight of 220 lbs.- History :...
by pinning him after performing a Powerslam
Powerslam
A powerslam is a professional wrestling body slam move in which the wrestler performing the slam falls face-down on top of his/her opponent. The use of the term "powerslam" usually refers to the front powerslam and the scoop powerslam.-Emerald Flowsion:...
. In the final match of the show, Dudley Boyz
Dudley Boyz
Team 3D was a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Brother Ray and Brother Devon, formerly sporadically joined into a stable by Brother Runt on several intervals...
(Bubba Ray and D-Von) defeated Lo Down
Lo Down
Lo Down was a tag team formed in WWF in 2000 that consisted of Chaz and D'Lo Brown.-History:...
(D'Lo Brown
D'Lo Brown
Accie Julius Connor better known by his ring name D'Lo Brown , is an American professional wrestler. Well known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment, he is currently working as an agent for Impact Wrestling.Connor has held forty-eight championships in various promotions during...
and Chaz
Charles Warrington
Charles Warrington is an American former professional wrestler, better known by his ring names, Chaz and Mosh.-Career:Warrington began training under Larry Sharpe and Glen Ruth during the early 1990s, debuting in 1993...
) when D-Von pinned Chaz after performing a Flapjack Cutter Combination, which they call 3D.
Preliminary matches
The first match was a six-person mixed tag team match pitting Hardy BoyzHardy Boyz
The Hardy Boyz are a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of real-life brothers Matt and Jeff Hardy...
(Matt
Matt Hardy
Matthew Moore "Matt" Hardy is a semi-retired American professional wrestler. He is best known for his stints in World Wrestling Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
and Jeff
Jeff Hardy
Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a former two–time TNA World Heavyweight Champion...
) and Lita
Amy Dumas
Amy Christine Dumas , known by her primary stage name Lita, is the lead singer for the band The Luchagors as well as a retired professional wrestler and WWE Diva active from 1999 to 2006....
against T & A
T & A (professional wrestling)
T & A was a professional wrestling tag team in the World Wrestling Federation. T & A had Trish Stratus as their team manager with their name being a pun on the initials of the two wrestlers and the slang expression "T&A" , spawning numerous coarse jokes on fan's signs and from commentator Jerry...
(Test and Albert) and Trish Stratus
Trish Stratus
Patricia Anne Stratigias , better known by her ring name Trish Stratus, is a Canadian professional wrestler, actress and television personality currently signed with WWE. She is also a former fitness model....
. T & A dominated earlier part of the match by using their size and strength against Hardy Boyz, until Hardy Boyz took control of the match by using their speed and used high-flying moves. The match went back and forth, as both Diva
WWE Diva
Diva is a term used by World Wrestling Entertainment , an American professional wrestling promotion, to refer to its female talent. The term is applied to women who appear as wrestlers, managers or valets, backstage interviewers, or ring announcers....
s Lita and Stratus were tagged into the match on numerous occasions. Hardy Boyz started dominating the match when Jeff performed a High-Angle Senton Bomb, which he calls Swanton Bomb, on Test, and Matt performed a Front Facelock into Cutter, which he calls Twist of Fate, on Albert. Lita was then tagged in, who hit numerous maneuvers on T & A, until Stratus was tagged in. She hit several moves on Lita, until Lita finished Stratus with a Superplex and performed a Moonsault
Moonsault
A moonsault, moonsault press, or back flip splash is a professional wrestling aerial technique. Much of its popularity in American wrestling is attributed to The Great Muta, despite it being used in North America by "Leaping" Lanny Poffo years before Muta came from Japan.In a standard moonsault,...
, which she called Litasault, to win the match. After the match, T & A attacked Hardy Boyz while Stratus whipped Lita with her leather belt.
The second match was a standard wrestling match between Al Snow
Al Snow
Allen Ray Sarven is an American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name of Al Snow. He is best known for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment and currently works for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a road agent.-Early career:Sarven...
and Tazz
Tazz
Peter Senerchia is a retired American professional wrestler and current color commentator best known by his ring name Tazz, originally Tazmaniac and later shortened to simply Taz...
. Snow dominated earlier part of the match by hitting several moves on Tazz before going for Head
Mannequin
A mannequin is an often articulated doll used by artists, tailors, dressmakers, and others especially to display or fit clothing...
. Tazz took advantage of the situation and attacked on Snow's left knee and injured it. Tazz focused on Snow's injured leg and continued to attack it throughout the match. Tazz proceeded by suplex
Suplex
A suplex is an offensive move used in professional sport wrestling . The move consists of one wrestler picking up his or her opponent off the ground and then using a large portion of his or her own body weight to drive the opponent down on the mat. Nearly all suplexes have the attacker going down...
ing Snow, and tried to apply a Half Nelson Choke, which he called Tazzmission, but Snow countered it. However, Tazz applied Tazzmission again and hurt Snow, forcing him to tap out.
The next match was a standard wrestling match for the WWF European Championship
WWE European Championship
The WWE European Championship was a professional wrestling championship competed for in World Wrestling Entertainment. A coveted singles title of the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was held by superstars such as Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, Owen Hart, Eddie Guerrero, and was...
. Eddie Guerrero
Eddie Guerrero
Eduardo Gory "Eddie" Guerrero was a Mexican-American professional wrestler born into the Guerrero wrestling family. He wrestled in Mexico and Japan for several major professional wrestling promotions...
defended the title against Perry Saturn. Before the match started, Guerrero's valet Chyna knocked down Saturn before chasing Saturn's valet Terri
Terri Runnels
Terri Lynne Boatright Runnels is a former World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Federation professional wrestling manager, television host and occasional wrestler....
out of the arena. Guerrero began the offensive as Saturn was knocked outside and taken down by Chyna. Guerrero took advantage of the situation by dominating Saturn throughout the match. After a back and forth match, Guerrero eventually knocked Saturn outside the ring, who attacked Chyna outside the ring. Terri came back while Saturn used her as a shield. She kicked Guerrero in the groin while Saturn tossed Guerrero into the ring and performed a Diving Elbow Drop on Guerrero to win the European Championship.
The fourth match was a tag team
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
match for the WWF Tag Team Championship. Edge and Christian
Edge and Christian
Edge and Christian was a tag team made of real life best friends Edge and Christian , who performed in WWE and the Canadian independent circuit. They won the WWF Tag Team Championship on seven occasions...
defended the titles against Acolytes Protection Agency
Acolytes Protection Agency
The Acolytes Protection Agency , was a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of Bradshaw and Faarooq. They wrestled for the American promotion World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment between October 1998 and March 2004....
(Faarooq
Ron Simmons
Ronald "Ron" Simmons is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and retired American football player. He is recognised as being the first Black world heavyweight champion in professional wrestling and the first of only two African Americans to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship,...
and Bradshaw
John Layfield
John Charles Layfield is a former American professional wrestler, a former commentator/host for mixed martial arts promotion Vyper Fight League and financial analyst for Fox News...
). Prior to the match, Christian had been declared unable to compete due to food poisoning, but Commissioner Foley ordered the match to take place after discovering Christian's deception. As the match started, Acolytes started attacking Edge and Christian. Christian tried to attack a high-flying attack on Bradshaw but Bradshaw countered it by performing a Fallaway Slam. Acolytes continued to dominate the match and the big men overpowered Edge and Christian throughout the match by using their size and strength and power moves until Edge hit Faarooq with the Tag Team Championship belt. As a result, Edge and Christian were disqualified and retained the title as a title could not change hands on a disqualification. Acolytes attacked Edge and Christian after the match and continued to attack them throughout the ringside area and the backstage area.
The next match was a Steel Cage match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship
WWE Intercontinental Championship
The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is the original secondary title of the promotion. Currently, it is the secondary championship exclusive to the SmackDown brand...
. Val Venis
Sean Morley
Sean Allen Morley is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name Val Venis, during his time with World Wrestling Federation, later known as World Wrestling Entertainment...
defended the title against Rikishi
Solofa Fatu
Solofa F. Fatu, Jr. is an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Rikishi.-The Samoan Swat Team:...
. As the match started, both men tried to escape the cage on numerous occasions and stopped each other from escaping the cage. Rikishi eventually performed a Seated Senton, which he called Banzai Drop to get a near-fall. Venis's valet Trish Stratus interfered in the match by smashing the door of the cage into Rikishi's head. Venis took advantage and performed a Diving Splash, which he called Money Shot, on Rikishi for a near-fall. Lita then came out and avenged the earlier attack by attacking Stratus with her leather belt. Rikishi took advantage and performed a Diving Splash onto Venis from the top of the cage. Rikishi was injured a lot and he slowly started moving for the cage door to escape but Tazz interfered in the match by entering the cage and attacking Rikishi with a television camera. Venis took advantage and pinned Rikishi to retain the Intercontinental Championship.
Main event matches
The sixth match was a standard wrestling match between The Undertaker and Kurt AngleKurt Angle
Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is recognized as a 15-time World Heavyweight Champion...
. Undertaker rode on his motorcycle during Angle's entrance and started attacking him in the ringside area. Undertaker and Angle fought each other in the ringside area before entering the ring where Undertaker dominated Angle by attacking him with maneuvers and stopped his own pinfall attempts by pulling up Angle. Angle eventually gained control in the match by attacking Undertaker's leg and working on it. Undertaker tried to perform a Chokeslam
Chokeslam
A chokeslam refers to a type of body slam in professional wrestling in which the wrestler grasps their opponent's neck, lifts them up, and slams them to the mat. It is common in televised wrestling because it is simple and relatively safe, yet looks powerful on camera...
on Angle but Angle recovered it by attempting to perform a submission maneuver on Undertaker's leg. However, Undertaker countered it and chokeslammed Angle and followed by performing an Elevated Powerbomb, which he calls Last Ride, to win the match.
The final match on the undercard was a Last Man Standing match between Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
Christopher Keith Irvine , better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an inactive Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, songwriter, radio personality, television host, actor, author, and dancer...
and Triple H
Triple H
Paul Michael Levesque is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling authority figure, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent and actor, better known by his ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of the ring name, Hunter Hearst Helmsley...
. Throughout the match, Triple H attacked in Jericho's chest and ribs and tried to injure him and used many of his maneuvers to knock out Jericho but Jericho got up after being nearly defeated. Jericho and Triple H continued to exchange maneuvers and used several foreign objects on each other. Jericho eventually made Triple H bleed by attacking with chair shots on Triple H's head. Triple H eventually tried to escape the ring and Jericho chased him outside the ring and was thrown into the steel steps. Triple H then tried to perform a Double Underhook Facebuster, which he called Pedigree, on Jericho onto the steel steps but Jericho countered it and then both Jericho and Triple H attacked each other with monitors and were nearly knocked out. The two eventually returned to the ring where Triple H tried to hit Jericho with a Pedigree, but Jericho countered it into an Elevated Boston Crab
Boston crab
The Boston crab is a professional wrestling hold that typically starts with the opponent lying supine on the mat, with the wrestler standing and facing them. It is a type of spinal lock where the wrestler hooks each of the opponent’s legs in one of his arms, and then turns the opponent face-down,...
, which he calls Walls of Jericho. Triple H tapped out but the match could not end in a submission, so Jericho did not release the hold. Triple H went for the ropes and caught hold of them but Jericho did not release it and brought Triple H inside the ring where Triple H's storyline
Kayfabe
In professional wrestling, kayfabe is the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" or "true". Specifically, the portrayal of professional wrestling, in particular the competition and rivalries between participants, as being genuine or not of a worked nature...
wife Stephanie McMahon interfered and broke the hold. As a result, Jericho applied Walls of Jericho on McMahon, allowing Triple H to hit Jericho with a sledgehammer
Sledgehammer
A sledgehammer is a tool consisting of a large, flat head attached to a lever . The head is typically made of metal. The sledgehammer can apply more impulse than other hammers, due to its large size. Along with the mallet, it shares the ability to distribute force over a wide area...
. Jericho eventually grabbed the sledgehammer and attacked Triple H in the ribs until both of them fell into a table. Triple H suplex
Suplex
A suplex is an offensive move used in professional sport wrestling . The move consists of one wrestler picking up his or her opponent off the ground and then using a large portion of his or her own body weight to drive the opponent down on the mat. Nearly all suplexes have the attacker going down...
ed Jericho into it and both men fell down. Triple H got up at 9 count while Jericho stayed down until 10 count. As a result, Triple H won.
The main event was a standard wrestling match for the WWF Championship
WWE Championship
The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the Raw brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship of the SmackDown brand. It was established under the then WWWF in 1963...
. The Rock defended the title against Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit
Christopher Michael "Chris" Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler whose career and life ended in a murder–suicide...
. The title could change hands on a disqualification. Benoit and Shane McMahon
Shane McMahon
Shane Brandon McMahon is an American executive, currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of YOU On Demand. A former executive and professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment , he is the son of WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon and former US Senate candidate Linda...
taunted Rock by coming to the ring with his shirt and sunglasses. Rock and Benoit wrestled in a back and forth match, with both men attacking each other with several maneuvers. Benoit eventually performed a Diving Headbutt on Rock but was hurt and was unable to go and attempt a pinfall. This allowed Rock to perform a Spinebuster and The People's Elbow on Benoit, but McMahon distracted the referee, allowing Benoit to kick out at 2. Benoit continued to attack Rock until Rock brought a chair into the ring to attack Benoit but dropped it. However, McMahon brought another chair into the ring and hit the referee with it. Rock mocked Benoit by applying The Cripler Crossface and Benoit tapped out to the hold. However, as the referee recovered, he disqualified Rock because he did not see McMahon hitting him with the chair. As a result, Benoit won the title but the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley
Mick Foley
Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, author, comedian, actor, voice actor and former color commentator. He has worked for many wrestling promotions, including WWE, WCW, ECW and TNA. He is often referred to as "The Hardcore Legend", a nickname he...
came out and restarted the match. Rock and Benoit continued to battle each other until Rock performed a Rock Bottom to win the match and thus retained the WWF Championship.
Aftermath
The rivalryFeud (professional wrestling)
A professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or alliances of wrestlers. They are integrated into ongoing storylines, particularly in events which are televised...
between The Rock and Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit
Christopher Michael "Chris" Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler whose career and life ended in a murder–suicide...
slowly died, as Shane McMahon
Shane McMahon
Shane Brandon McMahon is an American executive, currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of YOU On Demand. A former executive and professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment , he is the son of WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon and former US Senate candidate Linda...
formed a villainous
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
alliance consisting of Benoit, Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle
Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is recognized as a 15-time World Heavyweight Champion...
, a returning Big Show and Edge and Christian
Edge and Christian
Edge and Christian was a tag team made of real life best friends Edge and Christian , who performed in WWE and the Canadian independent circuit. They won the WWF Tag Team Championship on seven occasions...
. Shane's faction started dominating WWF, as Big Show took out The Undertaker on July 24 edition of Raw is War, Benoit took out Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
Christopher Keith Irvine , better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an inactive Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, songwriter, radio personality, television host, actor, author, and dancer...
on July 27 edition of SmackDown and Edge and Christian took out Jeff Hardy
Jeff Hardy
Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a former two–time TNA World Heavyweight Champion...
on July 31 edition of Raw is War. On August 3 edition of SmackDown, Big Show and Benoit defeated The Rock and Kane
Kane (wrestler)
Glenn Thomas Jacobs is a Spanish-born American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name, Kane. He is signed to WWE, appearing on its SmackDown brand, but is currently inactive due to injury....
in a tag team
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
match and Big Show took out Kane after the match by chokeslam
Chokeslam
A chokeslam refers to a type of body slam in professional wrestling in which the wrestler grasps their opponent's neck, lifts them up, and slams them to the mat. It is common in televised wrestling because it is simple and relatively safe, yet looks powerful on camera...
ming him through a hole in the stage. However, the faction started losing its domination on August 7 edition of Raw is War when Jericho cost Benoit a WWF Championship
WWE Championship
The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the Raw brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship of the SmackDown brand. It was established under the then WWWF in 1963...
title shot in a No Disqualification match against Rock and Undertaker attacked Big Show after a six-man tag team match pitting Matt Hardy
Matt Hardy
Matthew Moore "Matt" Hardy is a semi-retired American professional wrestler. He is best known for his stints in World Wrestling Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
and Acolytes Protection Agency
Acolytes Protection Agency
The Acolytes Protection Agency , was a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of Bradshaw and Faarooq. They wrestled for the American promotion World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment between October 1998 and March 2004....
(Faarooq
Ron Simmons
Ronald "Ron" Simmons is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and retired American football player. He is recognised as being the first Black world heavyweight champion in professional wrestling and the first of only two African Americans to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship,...
and Bradshaw
John Layfield
John Charles Layfield is a former American professional wrestler, a former commentator/host for mixed martial arts promotion Vyper Fight League and financial analyst for Fox News...
) against Big Show, Edge and Christian. On August 10 edition of SmackDown, Jeff Hardy returned as Hardy Boyz
Hardy Boyz
The Hardy Boyz are a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of real-life brothers Matt and Jeff Hardy...
(Matt and Jeff) and Dudley Boyz
Dudley Boyz
Team 3D was a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Brother Ray and Brother Devon, formerly sporadically joined into a stable by Brother Runt on several intervals...
(Bubba Ray and D-Von) attacked Edge and Christian after Edge and Christian retained the WWF Tag Team Championship against Dudley Boyz by getting disqualified. As a result of the circumstances, on August 17 edition of SmackDown, a Two out of three falls match was announced between Benoit and Jericho to take place at SummerSlam
SummerSlam (2000)
SummerSlam was the thirteenth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation . The event took place on August 27, 2000 at the Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina....
and the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley
Mick Foley
Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, author, comedian, actor, voice actor and former color commentator. He has worked for many wrestling promotions, including WWE, WCW, ECW and TNA. He is often referred to as "The Hardcore Legend", a nickname he...
announced that Edge and Christian would defend the Tag Team Championship against Dudley Boyz and Hardy Boyz in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match at SummerSlam. At SummerSlam, Benoit defeated Jericho in a Two out of three falls match. Later that night, Edge and Christian defeated Hardy Boyz and Dudley Boyz in the first-ever Tables, Ladders and Chairs match to retain the title.
On July 31 edition of Raw is War, the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley scheduled Triple H
Triple H
Paul Michael Levesque is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling authority figure, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent and actor, better known by his ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of the ring name, Hunter Hearst Helmsley...
and Trish Stratus
Trish Stratus
Patricia Anne Stratigias , better known by her ring name Trish Stratus, is a Canadian professional wrestler, actress and television personality currently signed with WWE. She is also a former fitness model....
against The Rock and Lita
Amy Dumas
Amy Christine Dumas , known by her primary stage name Lita, is the lead singer for the band The Luchagors as well as a retired professional wrestler and WWE Diva active from 1999 to 2006....
in a mixed tag team match. Triple H was teaching Stratus a move in the backstage, to which Triple H's storyline
Kayfabe
In professional wrestling, kayfabe is the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" or "true". Specifically, the portrayal of professional wrestling, in particular the competition and rivalries between participants, as being genuine or not of a worked nature...
wife Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley suspected Triple H on having an affair with Stratus, that angered Stephanie. Later that night, Rock and Lita defeated Triple H and Stratus, and after the match, Rock put Triple H onto Stratus. On August 3 edition of SmackDown, Triple H apologized to Stephanie and informed her that she was his true love. Stephanie forgave him and the two embraced. Foley announced that Triple H, Stephanie and Kurt Angle would compete against Dudley Boyz and Lita in a six-person mixed tag team match. Triple H, Angle and Stephanie won the match and after the match, Triple H became jealous of Angle when Stephanie hugged Angle after winning the match. On August 7 edition of Raw is War, Triple H and Angle both requested Foley to be considered for a WWF Championship match and Foley announced that the two would compete against each other to determine the #1 contender for the title. Later that night, Chris Benoit and Shane McMahon demanded Chris Jericho to be punished for costing Benoit, a WWF Championship title shot against The Rock. Foley responded by adding Jericho into the #1 contender's match. The match ended controversially, as both Angle and Triple H pinned Jericho. After the match, The Rock attacked Angle, Triple H, & Stephanie McMahon with Rock bottoms. On August 10 edition of SmackDown, Foley announced that Rock would defend the title against Angle and Triple H in a Triple Threat match at SummerSlam. At SummerSlam, Rock defeated Angle and Triple H in a Triple Threat match to retain the title.
Results
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday Night Heat WWE HEAT WWE Heat was a professional wrestling television program produced by World Wrestling Entertainment... |
Taka Michinoku defeated Essa Rios Mr. Águila José Seldano is a Mexican professional wrestler or luchador currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre... |
Singles match | 02:00 |
| Sunday Night Heat | Steve Blackman Steve Blackman Steve Blackman is a American professional wrestler who is best known for his career in the World Wrestling Federation under his own name.-Stampede Wrestling and South Africa :... (c) defeated Funaki Shoichi Funaki is a Japanese/American professional wrestler best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment, where he was a one-time Cruiserweight Champion and a one-time Hardcore Champion.-Early years :... |
Singles match for the WWF Hardcore Championship WWE Hardcore Championship The World Wrestling Entertainment Hardcore Championship is a hardcore wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment and is contested under "hardcore" rules, meaning there is no disqualifications, no countouts, and pin falls could be counted anywhere... |
04:38 |
| Sunday Night Heat | Dean Malenko Dean Malenko Dean Simon is a retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Dean Malenko. He is currently signed to WWE working as a road agent. He is best known for his time with Extreme Championship Wrestling , New Japan Pro Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling... (c) defeated Crash Holly Mike Lockwood Michael John "Mike" Lockwood was an American professional wrestler best known for his time with World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment under the ring name Crash Holly.... |
Singles match for the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship WWF Light Heavyweight Championship The World Wrestling Federation Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship. The title was challenged by light heavyweights at a maximum weight of 220 lbs.- History :... |
02:42 |
| Sunday Night Heat | Dudley Boyz Dudley Boyz Team 3D was a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Brother Ray and Brother Devon, formerly sporadically joined into a stable by Brother Runt on several intervals... (Bubba Ray and D-Von) defeated Lo Down Lo Down Lo Down was a tag team formed in WWF in 2000 that consisted of Chaz and D'Lo Brown.-History:... (D'Lo Brown D'Lo Brown Accie Julius Connor better known by his ring name D'Lo Brown , is an American professional wrestler. Well known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment, he is currently working as an agent for Impact Wrestling.Connor has held forty-eight championships in various promotions during... and Chaz Charles Warrington Charles Warrington is an American former professional wrestler, better known by his ring names, Chaz and Mosh.-Career:Warrington began training under Larry Sharpe and Glen Ruth during the early 1990s, debuting in 1993... ) |
Tag team Tag team Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name... match |
05:14 |
| 1 | Hardy Boyz Hardy Boyz The Hardy Boyz are a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of real-life brothers Matt and Jeff Hardy... (Matt Matt Hardy Matthew Moore "Matt" Hardy is a semi-retired American professional wrestler. He is best known for his stints in World Wrestling Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling .... and Jeff Jeff Hardy Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a former two–time TNA World Heavyweight Champion... ) and Lita Amy Dumas Amy Christine Dumas , known by her primary stage name Lita, is the lead singer for the band The Luchagors as well as a retired professional wrestler and WWE Diva active from 1999 to 2006.... defeated T & A T & A (professional wrestling) T & A was a professional wrestling tag team in the World Wrestling Federation. T & A had Trish Stratus as their team manager with their name being a pun on the initials of the two wrestlers and the slang expression "T&A" , spawning numerous coarse jokes on fan's signs and from commentator Jerry... (Test and Albert) and Trish Stratus Trish Stratus Patricia Anne Stratigias , better known by her ring name Trish Stratus, is a Canadian professional wrestler, actress and television personality currently signed with WWE. She is also a former fitness model.... |
Six-person mixed tag team match | 13:12 |
| 2 | Tazz Tazz Peter Senerchia is a retired American professional wrestler and current color commentator best known by his ring name Tazz, originally Tazmaniac and later shortened to simply Taz... defeated Al Snow Al Snow Allen Ray Sarven is an American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name of Al Snow. He is best known for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment and currently works for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a road agent.-Early career:Sarven... |
Singles match | 05:20 |
| 3 | Perry Saturn (with Terri Terri Runnels Terri Lynne Boatright Runnels is a former World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Federation professional wrestling manager, television host and occasional wrestler.... ) defeated Eddie Guerrero Eddie Guerrero Eduardo Gory "Eddie" Guerrero was a Mexican-American professional wrestler born into the Guerrero wrestling family. He wrestled in Mexico and Japan for several major professional wrestling promotions... (c) (with Chyna) |
Singles match for the WWF European Championship WWE European Championship The WWE European Championship was a professional wrestling championship competed for in World Wrestling Entertainment. A coveted singles title of the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was held by superstars such as Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, Owen Hart, Eddie Guerrero, and was... |
08:10 |
| 4 | Acolytes Protection Agency Acolytes Protection Agency The Acolytes Protection Agency , was a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of Bradshaw and Faarooq. They wrestled for the American promotion World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment between October 1998 and March 2004.... (Faarooq Ron Simmons Ronald "Ron" Simmons is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and retired American football player. He is recognised as being the first Black world heavyweight champion in professional wrestling and the first of only two African Americans to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship,... and Bradshaw John Layfield John Charles Layfield is a former American professional wrestler, a former commentator/host for mixed martial arts promotion Vyper Fight League and financial analyst for Fox News... ) defeated Edge and Christian Edge and Christian Edge and Christian was a tag team made of real life best friends Edge and Christian , who performed in WWE and the Canadian independent circuit. They won the WWF Tag Team Championship on seven occasions... (c) by disqualification |
Tag team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship | 05:29 |
| 5 | Val Venis Sean Morley Sean Allen Morley is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name Val Venis, during his time with World Wrestling Federation, later known as World Wrestling Entertainment... (c) defeated Rikishi Solofa Fatu Solofa F. Fatu, Jr. is an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Rikishi.-The Samoan Swat Team:... |
Steel Cage match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship WWE Intercontinental Championship The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is the original secondary title of the promotion. Currently, it is the secondary championship exclusive to the SmackDown brand... |
14:10 |
| 6 | The Undertaker defeated Kurt Angle Kurt Angle Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is recognized as a 15-time World Heavyweight Champion... |
Singles match | 07:34 |
| 7 | Triple H Triple H Paul Michael Levesque is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling authority figure, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent and actor, better known by his ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of the ring name, Hunter Hearst Helmsley... (with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley) defeated Chris Jericho Chris Jericho Christopher Keith Irvine , better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an inactive Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, songwriter, radio personality, television host, actor, author, and dancer... |
Last Man Standing match | 23:11 |
| 8 | The Rock (c) defeated Chris Benoit Chris Benoit Christopher Michael "Chris" Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler whose career and life ended in a murder–suicide... (with Shane McMahon Shane McMahon Shane Brandon McMahon is an American executive, currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of YOU On Demand. A former executive and professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment , he is the son of WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon and former US Senate candidate Linda... ) |
Singles match for the WWF Championship WWE Championship The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the Raw brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship of the SmackDown brand. It was established under the then WWWF in 1963... |
22:09 |